Building a location-based game in 20 minutes
By: David Rhodes
During my presentation at Unite Europe in Amsterdam I showed how to quickly set up a location-based game and customize the environment using the many data layers Maps SDK for Unity. I created a mesh using Mapbox’s digital elevation model to show terrain, then draped a raster map styled in Studio on top of the mesh. The raster map was edited to hide labels, but showed roads and some land use areas, such as parks, forests, and water bodies. I then added 3D buildings and procedurally populated set dressing, such as trees, rocks, and grass based on land use type in the map tiles.
Using the procedural mesh generation modules that ship with our SDK, I’m able to build a stylized environment for any place in the world by the end of the presentation. Now that we’re back from Amsterdam, I’m excited to share the talk and accompanying demo with you.
Check out the talk below and download the source code of the demo so you can try out the project yourself! You’ll need Unity 5.6.1+ and a Mapbox access token (grab a free token with the SDK here) to use the demo.
Want to use this project with ARKit? Take a look at Jesse’s post for instructions. Don’t forget to let us know what you’ve #BuiltWithMapbox on Twitter!
